University of Kent

Department Member, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research

About

The School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) is a world-leading multidisciplinary school of social science based in the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.

The School offers specialist areas of study with internationally recognised experts and practitioners in the fields of Sociology, Social Policy, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Environmental Social Sciences and Health and Social Care.

We offer a range of one-year taught Masters degrees, including:
MA Criminology
MA in International Social Policy
MA in International Social Policy and Organised Civil Society
MA Sociology
MA Methods of Social Research
MA Migration Studies
MA Intellectual and Development Disabilities
MA Migration, Mental Health and Social Care
MSc in Analysis and Intervention in Learning Disabilties

We are a large, research-intensive school with a breadth and depth of expertise and offer high-quality research supervision across a wide range of areas. Current research degrees offerend in the school include:

Social Policy - MA, MPhil and PhD
Sociology - MA, MPhil and PhD
Social Work - MPhil and PhD
Criminology - MA, MPhil and PhD
Environmental Social Science - MA , MPhil and PhD
Migration Studies - MPhil and PhD
Urban Studies - MA, MPhil and PhD

For further details on the research activities and publications of individual members of staff and the School's research units on the web at http://www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/staff/.

We have a lively research culture, and have weekly research seminars on thursday afternoons from a range of international and UK scholars in the areas of sociology, criminology, social policy, cultural studies and environmental studies. Please keep an eye on our status updates for details!

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